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[Machine Translation] [Toho DVD Masterpiece Selection] Selected masterpieces of Toho! 75 years after the end of the war. 8 war-related films are released all at once! Search for the Lost Flag! A war action film set on the Chinese front. The "Independence Regiment" is the name of the army's "gang of fools" who boast of their invulnerability and invincibility. They dive into the midst of the enemy in search of the flag of the regiment that was wiped out on the Northern Front... Director Kihachi Okamoto's masterpiece depicts the emptiness of risking one's life for a military flag, a symbol of the army, with a dynamic and speedy touch. In addition to Sato Makoto, who is well suited to the role of a dynamic soldier, and the recently debuted Yuzo Kayama, the cast is also attractive, including Frankie Sakai, who plays the physical condition of the Hachijo army.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: talk footage with Kihachi Okamoto, trailer, poster gallery

[東宝DVD名作セレクション] 東宝が誇る名作映画を厳選! 終戦から75年。戦記もの作品8作品一挙リリース! 失われた軍旗を探せ! 中国戦線を舞台に展開する戦争アクション。不死身で無敵を誇る軍隊のハミ出し野郎ども、名付けて"独立愚連隊"。そんな奴らが北支戦線で全滅した連隊の軍旗を求めて、敵の真っただ中に飛び込んでゆく・・・。軍隊の象徴たる軍旗に命を懸けることの虚しさを、豪快かつスピーディなタッチで描いた、岡本喜八監督の傑作。豪快な兵士役がよく似合う佐藤允とデビュー間もない加山雄三の顔合わせに加えて、八路軍の体調を演じたフランキー堺など出演陣も魅力的。

映像特典: 岡本喜八「独立愚連隊西へ」を語る、予告編、ポスターギャラリー